Skip to main content

VITAL: BE LED BY THE SPIRIT!

“Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil.”
Matthew 4:1 NLT
http://bible.com/116/mat.4.1.nlt 


The main part I want to focus on in this verse is not the tempting bit (I've talked a lot about that) , but the part led by the Spirit. Many pastors, teachers and evangelists are not led by the Spirit when they start their ministry. This is why many churches only have small growth and sustain. They collapse dramatically soon afterward. Like I have said before, Satan only brings you high up to make sure that when you land you are powder. Being led by the Spirit means letting the Holy Spirit guide you. This is ESSENTIAL for every pastor. If you are not led by the Spirit, you might as well give up now, because without being led by the Spirit, no Word you say is true, no counsel you His is faithful to God's Word and all your actions of purity are worthless. BECAUSE THE HOLY SPIRIT IS THE ROOT OF THE CHURCH. Without Him, everything goes wrong and the purpose of that church is hijacked by Satan, and the purpose of the church is misunderstood because of that one so-called 'church'. It's a bit like a building. If you want to build a building, do you just start building with no foundation? NO! Everything would collapse! It's the same with the church and all Christians, you need the foundation - the Holy Spirit - to guide you. Be led by the Spirit! 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Humble Is Best!

Direct my footsteps according to your Word; let no sin rule over me. Psalm 119:133  |  NIV   We need to let God's Word rule our lives, directing our footsteps on our journey through life. God is our Director leading us-even of the path LOOKS right, it doesn't mean it IS right. God knows best so we shouldn't be no-it-alls. Humble your self! 
Post a Comment
Read more

What makes faith work? Learn MORE about faith in this devotional...

"That according to the riches of His glory, He may grant you to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith..." - Ephesians 3:16-17 KJV Okay. I wanted to talk a little bit more on faith. When Paul writes 'dwell in your hearts through faith' what does it mean? This means that we have to show our confidence and belief in Christ, before He comes into our hearts. He knows when we want to trick Him or not. So don't bother being cunning! Because wisdom comes from the Lord! So, if our human efforts cannot make faith to work, what can? (Zechariah 4:6) Our confidence and belief in Jesus! We just have to say, "Jesus, take care of this for me. I don't want to any more. I can't do it by my own power." Acknowledging that you can't do it alone, gives you the first step forward. Then comes the hard bit. When I mean hard, I mean HARD. Because most people people fall away aft...
Post a Comment
Read more

Why remain pure? Learn about pureness in this amazing devotional....

Key = Blue = Scripture  Red = Answers to questions  Green = Verses to read in your spare time. Black = Normal post Bold = Question  "Call unto Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know." - Jeremiah 33:3.  Many people either don't believe in God, or become atheists, partly because of this question: Why doesn't God answer some of my prayers?  Answer: This is because of your heart. Before you ask this question you must ask yourself, am I pure? Have I sinned by mistake and need forgiveness? Or are my thoughts starting to make my light darken? Ask yourself these questions and their surely will be an answer.  But why must I ask myself these questions?  " So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart" - 2 Timothy 2:22    If we are not thinking good thoughts or have sinned by mistake or not, we have sta...
Post a Comment
Read more